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Showing 7 results for Researcher: Georg Ehlers
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May 27, 2020
6 MIN READ
ORNL spectrometry research advances race toward safer rechargeable batteries
Research by an international team led by Duke University and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists could speed the way to safer rechargeable batteries for consumer electronics such as laptops and cellphones.
November 1, 2017
2 MIN READ
Neutrons – Go with the flow
Using neutrons produced at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists discovered the molecular mechanism responsible for the flow in a hydrogen-bonding liquid, which has similar characteristics to the molecular motions in organic molecules such as DNA and proteins. Their observatio...
December 9, 2016
6 MIN READ
Neutrons identify key ingredients of the quantum spin liquid recipe
Neutron scattering studies of a rare earth metal oxide have identified fundamental pieces to the quantum spin liquid puzzle, revealing a better understanding of how and why the magnetic moments within these materials exhibit exotic behaviors such as failing to freeze into an ordered arrangement even near absolute zero temperatures.
June 13, 2016
5 MIN READ
Neutrons reveal unexpected magnetism in rare-earth alloy
A new study by a multi-institutional team, led by researchers from Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University, has revealed exotic magnetic properties in a rare-earth based intermetallic compound. Similar studies suggest a better understanding of those types of behavio...
April 29, 2016
1 MIN READ
Quantum Tunneling of Ultraconfined Water
Scientific Achievement Found that, when confined in the ~ 5 Å wide channels in a beryl crystal, the water molecule undergoes quantum tunneling between six symmetrically equivalent positions around the c-axis in the structure. Significance and Impact First evidence of a new quantum tunneling...
April 22, 2016
4 MIN READ
ORNL researchers discover new state of water molecule
Neutron scattering and computational modeling have revealed unique and unexpected behavior of water molecules under extreme confinement that is unmatched by any known gas, liquid or solid states. In a paper published in Physical Review Letters, researchers at th...